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	The Gupta Empire and Hinduism, to 500 CE
		Chandra Gupta II died in 415 and was succeeded by his son, Kumara Gupta, who maintained India's peace and prosperity.
		Kumara Gupta's son, the crown prince, Skanda Gupta, was able to drive the invaders, the Hephthalites, back, into the Sassanian Empire, where they were to defeat the Sassanid army and kill the Sassanid king, Firuz.
		Skanda Gupta died in 467, and after a century and a half the cycle of rise and disintegration of empire turned again to disintegration.
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	Gupta Empire Summary
		Gupta territory extended in the west beyond the Hindu Kush range into today's Afghanistan and in the east to the western borders of today's Assam and Myanmar (Burma).
		The Gupta Dynasty declined due to weak rulers and a series of invasions, but many of their cultural and intellectual achievements were saved and transmitted to other cultures and live on today.
		The Guptas seem to have relied heavily on infantry archers, and the bow was one of the dominant weapons of their army.
	www.bookrags.com /Gupta_Empire (3505 words)

	The Royal Patrons of the University of Nalanda
		Skanda Gupta was the son and successor of Kumara Gupta I,(4) just as Buddhagupta-raja is said by Hiuen Tsiang to be the son and successor of Sakraditya.
		Such enlargement of the university was most likely carried out by Skanda Gupta after his victorious return from the west where he had crushed the power of the Hunas, then for the first time invading the plains of Aryavarta.(3) 3.
		Kumara Gupta II, seems to be the last king of the Gupta family mentioned by Hiuen Tsiang in connection with the university of Nalanda.
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	Gupta Empire - Indian History
		Samudragupta enlarged the Gupta Kingdom by winning a series of battles till he was a master of northern India.
		Poetry in the Gupta age tended towards a few genres: religious and meditative poetry, lyric poetry, narrative histories (the most popular of the secular literatures), and drama.
		Examples of Gupta architecture are found in the Vaishnavite Tigawa temple at Jabalpur (in Madhya Pradesh state) built in 415 AD and another temple at Deogarhnear Jhansi built in 510 AD.
	www.gloriousindia.com /history/gupta_empire.html (1091 words)

	Gupta Empire - Jatland Wiki
		Since Prabhavati Gupta daughter of Chandra Gupta II and queen of Rudrasen II Vakataka in her copper plate grant of Pune has shown sub-caste of her family (Gupta) as Dharan (EI XV-41 P-42).
		Majumdar and Atlekar mention the fact that at the time of marriage of Prabhavati Gupta, daughter of Chandragupta II, the name of their gotra was given as Dharan.
		These Guptas were ultimately ousted by the king Harshavardhana, who established an empire in the first half of the seventh century that, for a brief time, rivalled that of the Guptas in extent.
	www.jatland.com /home/Gupta_Empire (1966 words)

	Decline Of The Gupta Empire,Gupta Age
		The last great king of the Gupta was Skanda Gupta was ascended the throne about 455 A.D. Even during the later years of Kumar Gupta's reign, the empire was attacked by a tribe called Pushyamitra but it was repulsed, And immediately after the accession of Skanda Gupta, Hunas made inroads, but they too were repelled.
		The Gupta empire was further undermined by the rise of the feudatories.
		The causes of the downfall of disappearence of the Guptas were basically not different from those that brought the end many ancient and medieval dynasties.
	www.civilserviceindia.com /subject/History/prelims/gupta-age5.html (1006 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Propertt
		At one point, the Guptas ruled most of India’s east coast almost as far as Tamil Nadu in the south as well as the traditional territory of Magadh.
		The writer Fa Hien visited the city during the reign of Chandra Gupta II (380-415 AD), and was speechless in admiration.
		For more than a century, the Guptas and their neighbours were threatened by a tribe from Central Asia — the Hepthalites, or White Huns, who invaded northern India during the reign of Skanda Gupta (455-67 AD).
	www.telegraphindia.com /1070824/asp/propertt/story_8230704.asp (576 words)

	Skanda: The Alexander Romance in India
		Skanda is refereed to as ‘Krauñca dāraņa’, and Kraunca is admitted on all hands to be the name of a mountain pierced through by Skanda.
		Skanda is frequently spoken of as the son of fire (Agnibhū - the son of the Ganges (Gangāsuta) and Mystery (Guha).
		Skanda, the greatest of the Devas, was born with the energy of Rudra, of Agni, of Svāhā and of the six women.
	www.murugan.org /research/gopalapillai.htm (9887 words)

	Skandagupta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		480) was a ruler of northern India under the Gupta dynasty.
		He is generally considered the last of the great Gupta rulers.
		He defeated the Pushyamitras, a rival Indian dynasty, but then was faced with invading Indo-Hephthalites or "White Huns", known in India as Hunas, from the northwest.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skandagupta (189 words)

	History of India
		During the reign of Chandra Gupta II an alliance was made to strengthen the position of the Guptas in the Deccan.
		Chandra Gupta II took the title of Vikramaditya or Sun of Prowess, yet his reign is remembered for things other than war: for his patronage of literature and the arts - Kalidasa, the Sanskrit poet, being a member of his court - and for the high standard of artistic and cultural life.
		Skanda Gupta battled valiantly but he faced domestic problems as well, such as the breaking away of his feudatories, and there are indications of an economic crisis which would explain the debasing of the coinage.
	indiansaga.com /history/golden2.html (695 words)

	History guide for India by Hostelbookers
		Chandra Gupta I (no relation to the Mauryan Guptas) struck coins in 320 AD to celebrate his coronation and marriage to Princess Kumaradevi of the Licchavi tribe, which had re-established itself in the neighbouring territory of Vaishali, north of the Ganges.
		Chandra Gupta II (376–415 AD) finally subjugated the Shakas in Gujarat to secure access to the trade of the western coast at the end of the fourth century AD, and reunified the whole of northern India, with the exception of the northwest.
		Though the Gupta empire remained relatively peaceful during the long reign of Kumara Gupta, who succeeded Chandra Gupta II, by the time Skanda Gupta came to the throne in 454 AD, western India was again threatened by invasions from Central Asia.
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		The Gupta Empire was one of the largest political and military empires in ancient India.
		The time of the Gupta Empire was an Indian "Golden Age" in science, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy.
		Chandra Gupta I (305-335), founder of the Gupta Empire, which is often regarded as the golden age of Indian culture
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	chinna: chinna
		When Gupta disintegration was complete, the classical patterns of civilization continued to thrive not only in the middle Ganga Valley and the kingdoms that emerged on the heels of Gupta demise but also in the Deccan and in South India, which acquired a more prominent place in history.
		Gupta emepror, Samudragupta was the first to take serious note of coinage of his predecessors.
		Skanda, also known by Kumara, Kumarswamy or Kartikeya, is son of Lord Shiva and considered to be god of war.
	chinnakorra.blogspot.com /2006/07/chinna_115312625525596264.html (19586 words)

	Ancient History of India,History of Ancient India,Ancient Indian History
		Rama Gupta sued for peace, and the Saka king agreed on one condition that his queen Dhruvadevi be surrendered to him.
		Which was okay with Rama Gupta, but not his younger brother Chandra Gupta who, disguised as the queen, entered the Saka camp and killed their king.
		Conquests (though not many since Samudra Gupta had pretty much already conquered all there was to conquer), able administration, the arts flourishing, literature being produced in huge quantities, relations with foreign kings being excellent… and God was in his heaven and all was right with the world.
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		The Aranya Parva of the Mahabharata alludes to Kartikeya Skanda where the legend is retold in considerable detail.
		The Skanda Purana is devoted to the narrative of Kartikeya.
		He is seen in the Gupta sculptures and in the temples of Ellora and Elephanta.
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	Ancient Bharat
		Rama Gupta was the son and successor of Samudragupta.However RamaGupta was an utterly weak and incapable ruler.
		Skandagupta was the son of Devaki and Puru Gupta was the son of Autaradevi.
		The successors of Puru Gupta were not capable of retaining the glory of the empire.
	www.vandemataram.com /html/1anbht/guptaemp/index.htm (581 words)

	culture
		The Gupta king Narasimha-gupta Baladitya was also overwhelmed by Yashodharman and was forced to pay tribute to Mihirakula, according to Xuan Zang; but Baladitya later defeated Mihirakula, saving the Gupta empire from the Huns.
		In the middle of the 6th century the Gupta Empire declined during the reigns of its last two emperors, Kumara-gupta III and Vishnu-gupta.
		Gupta sovereignty was recognized in Kalinga as late as 569.
	narasimhan.com /SK/Culture/culture_history/culture_hist_gupta2.htm (3680 words)

	Skanda Sashti: Reflections on Divinity
		Skanda or Guha 'the Hidden One', we learn, appears on earth in a variety of guises to defeat Terror personified with the sharp application of his unfailing Jñana-Śakti, the brilliant 'spear' of wisdom that is fashioned from the rays of the sun.
		Though His intentions are honourable, Skanda nevertheless appears as an erotic, amorous, pleasure-seeking and irresponsible youth in chapter 81 of the BrahmĀ Purana.
		During the Gupta dynasty, the classical peak of Indian civilization, Skanda was considered the ideal Indian god.
	murugan.org /research/sasthi.htm (1382 words)

	thebharat.com
		he Guptas were in origin probably a family of the wealthy landowners who gradually gained political control in the region of Magadha.
		In the Gupta administration, the governors of the provinces were more independent as compared to the Mauryans.
		Chandragupta II was succeeded by Kumara Gupta, who was, in turn, succeeded by Skanda Gupta.
	www.thebharat.com /thebharatinfo/history/guptas.html (489 words)

	History of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		From the 3rd century AD, the Gupta dynasty oversaw the period referred to as ancient India's "Golden Age." While the north had larger, fewer kingdoms, South India had several dynasties such as the Chalukyas, Cholas, Pallavas and Pandyas, which overlapped in time and territory.
		These Guptas were ultimately ousted by the Vardhana king Harsha, who established an empire in the first half of the seventh century.
		From the 7th to the 9th century, three dynasties contested for control of northern India: the Pratiharas of Malwa and later Kannauj; the Palas of Bengal, and the Rashtrakutas of the Deccan, while the Cholas were flourishing in the south.
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	History of India - Ancient : The Gupta Era (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The kingdom was enlarged by his son, Samudra Gupta, who fought against a number of kings and annexed territories in the northern part of the sub-continent.
		It was during the reign of Samudra Gupta's successor, Chandra Gupta II, also known as Vikramaditya, that the Gupta ascendancy was at it's peak.
		Chandra Gupta II was succeeded by Kumara Gupta, who was, in turn, succeeded by Skanda Gupta.
	www.hoi.welcometoindia.com /hist_text/gupta.html (503 words)

	Gupta Dynasty, A History
		There were many important monarchical states during the period between the fall of the Kushanas and the rise of the Guptas such as kingdom of Nagas, Ahicchatra, Ayodhya, Kausambi, Vakatakas, Mukharis and Guptas.
		A matrimonial alliance with a Licchavi princess Kumaradevi brought strength and prestige to Chadragupta-I. The original of the Gupta dynasty is however still in obscurity, too many conflicting representations in the available dramas and inscriptions makes it further tough unless and until a solid evidence is found.
		Though no inscriptions or coins explains Rama Gupta well, there are materials such as Natyadarpan, and the historical drama "Devichandraguptam" which described Rama Gupta as son and successor of Samudragupta.
	prabhu.50g.com /guptas.html (1223 words)

	Indiaoz Hinduism - Amazing Science Part 4
		King Kumarra Gupta I is undoubtedly the founder of the university of Nalanda.
		Such enlargement of the university was most likely carried out by Skanda Gupta after his victorious return from the west where he had crushed the power of the Hunas, then for the first time invading the plains of Aryavarta.
		Narasimha Gupta, on seeing the faith of these two foreign monks coming to the great celebrations at Nalanda from so distant a country, "was filled with gladness," says the biographer of Hiuen Tsiang.
	www.indiaoz.com.au /hinduism/articles/amazing_science_4.shtml (5891 words)

	Skanda Sashti: Reflections on Divinity
		However young and tender, he is the Jñana Pandita who expresses the sacred wisdom of Cumma Iruttal, the divine art of 'simply being', content and happy in the omnipresent busom of his own Mother, from whom he receives his weapon the bright gleaming Vel (lance) that is his Jñana-Sakti or power of gnosis.
		Skanda or Guha 'the Hidden One', we learn, appears on earth in a variety of guises to defeat Terror personified with the sharp application of his unfailing Jñana-Shakti, the brilliant 'spear' of wisdom that is fashioned from the rays of the sun.
		Though His intentions are honourable, Skanda nevertheless appears as an erotic, amorous, pleasure-seeking and irresponsible youth in chapter 81 of the Brahma Purana.
	xlweb.com /heritage/skanda/sasthi.htm (1364 words)

	Skanda Kumara, Kartikeya or Murugan
		The Skanda Purana and the Kumara Khanda from the Rudra Samhita of Siva Purana contain details of the birth and legends of Kartikeya.
		The Guptas were mainly worshippers of Vishnu, but they also worshipped other gods and goddesses in whose reverence they built several temples.
		Because of similarities Murugan and Skanda and the popularity of Saivism in south, he was probably admitted into the Hindu pantheon as Kartikeya or Skanda Kumara.
	www.saivism.net /pantheon/skanda.asp (1069 words)

	Coinage of the Gupta dynasty
		It is also contended that Kacha could be the person who intervened between Samudragupta and Chandragupta-I. Kacha Gupta coins could be the next generation of coins that circulated in the region following Samudaragupta's coinage.
		Skanda Gupta issued three types of gold coins, viz., archer, King and Lakshmi, and Hors Man type.
		Budha Gupta's coins followed his predecessor's type but artistic degree is not that great.
	prabhu.50g.com /guptas/gupta_coinage.html (744 words)

	The Gupta Period
		Samudra Gupta succeeded his father Chandra Gupta I. He allowed the kings he had defeated in Southeastern India to continue ruling their territories.
		He extended the empire westwards and brought the ports in Western India under Gupta control.During his reign, the Gupta empire reached the height of its power and was visited by Buddhist pilgrims from China.
		The Gupta Period was usually described as the "golden age of India" as it was a period of great military power and wealth and there was also great development in the arts and sciences.
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	Ancient Indian Names (The Subcontinent)
		The capital of Maurya India and early Gupta India was Pataliputra (modern Patna).
		The Gupta later seem to have moved their capital to Ujjayini, the former Shaka capital.
		The Gupta empire ended around 500 AD, although it continued in some areas into the middle of the 6th century AD.
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	The Gupta Empire
		It seeks to bring together in a concise and condensed form all the facts and data which are derivable from different sources, literary, epigraphic or numismatic, but are treated in separate specialized works.
		A special feature of the work is its account of the moral and material progress of the country achieved in the spacious times of the Gupta Emperors, and of the various institutions, social, economic, and administrative in which that progress was embodied.
		It is gratifying to the Author to find that a work which is somewhat technical in its character with its necessary documentation, literary, epigraphic and numismatic, should call for a second edition in such a short time.
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	Ancient India
		In the subsequent centuries, after the Ashoka empire disintegrated, India suffered a series of invasions, and often fell under the spell of foreign rulers - Indo Bactrians, the Sakas and others.
		After the next 400 years of instability the Guptas established their kingdom.
		Kalidas, the famous Sanskrit poet and dramatist, author of Abhijnana Shankuntalam, Kumarsambhavam and Meghadutam is believed to have adorned the Gupta court.
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